CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (145) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: In order to express a most delicate and largely subconscious life it is necessary to have control of an unusually responsive, excellently pre…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:39pm on January 2, 2023☆⚑

'IT'S VERY TOUGH': UK CASTLES, MUSEUMS, THEATRES TO CLOSE AS ENERGY PRICES HIT by Robert Shuman

(Dalya Alberge's article appeared in the Guardian 12/31;  via Pam Green; Photo:  The gatehouse at Nottingham Castle. The site has been forced to close, despite a three-year, multimilli…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:56pm on January 1, 2023☆⚑

READERS' FAVOURITE STAGE SHOWS OF 2022 by Robert Shuman

(The Guardian readers' article appeared 12/19 in that media; via Pam Green; Photo: 'It managed to surpass my expectations' … Davina De Campo in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Photograph: Th…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 9:05pm on December 27, 2022☆⚑

PUSSY RIOT SONG PROTESTS AGAINST WAR IN UKRAINE AND CALLS FOR PUTIN TO BE PROSECUTED by Robert Shuman

(Laura Snapes's article appeared in the Guardian, 12/24; Photo:  'A desperate cry' … (L-R) Diana Burkot, Taso Pletner, Maria Alyokhina and Olga Borisova of Pussy Riot performing in Edin…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:34am on December 26, 2022☆⚑

IN THIS SHOW, MACK THE KNIFE IS A WOMAN by Robert Shuman

(David Belcher's article appeared in The New York Times, 12/23; Photo: Members of the cast of "The Threepenny Opera" at the Volksoper in Vienna. The production's cross-gender casting put Oli…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:17pm on December 24, 2022☆⚑

M+ GROUP PARTNERSHIP LIFTS CROATIAN NATIONAL THEATRE TO THE NEXT STAGE by Robert Shuman

(PJ Cresswell's article appeared in TimeOut, 12/22; Photo: Croatian National Theatre.) New backing and expertise to transform the experience for audiences at this venerable Zagreb landmark T…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:12pm on December 23, 2022☆⚑

CITIZEN KANE ON IN OUR TIME by Robert Shuman

Listen  In Our Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Orson Welles' film, released in 1941, which is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, films yet made. Welles pla…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:04pm on December 22, 2022☆⚑

THEATRICAL VERSION OF A LITTLE LIFE 'IS DELIBERATELY PHYSICALLY INTENSE' SAYS DIRECTOR by Robert Shuman

(Steve Dow's article appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald, 12/20; Photo: Ivo van Hove's four-hour Dutch-language play A Little Life is based on Hanya Yanagihara's bestselling 2015 novel.CRE…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:54pm on December 20, 2022☆⚑

'LEOPOLDSTADT' EXTENDS BROADWAY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH JULY 2, 2023 by Robert Shuman

(via Michelle Farabaugh, Adrian Bryan-Brown) BEST THEATER OF 2022 The New York Times   THE BEST PLAY OF 2022 Los Angeles Times LEOPOLDSTADT Extends Broadway Engagement Through July 2, 202…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:53pm on December 19, 2022☆⚑

CONSTANT STANISLAVSKI (144) by Robert Shuman

The words and wisdom of Constantin Stanislavski: Our aim (as actors) is not only to create the life of a human spirit, but also to 'express it in a beautiful, artistic form.' An actor is und…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:11pm on December 18, 2022☆⚑

'SHE'S WRITING IN A STATE OF EMERGENCY': LILLIAN HELLMAN'S THRILLING 'WATCH ON THE RHINE' by Robert Shuman

(David Jays' article appeared 12/12 in the Guardian; Photo: 'Action, activism and engaging with the world' … Lillian Hellman in 1945. Photograph: AP.) As Hellman's 1941 play is revived …

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 12:33pm on December 17, 2022☆⚑

BULGARIAN MUSICIANS LAUNCH COLORFUL INSTRUMENT FOR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN by Robert Shuman

(Boyan Tonchev's and Will Tizard's report is  from Radio Free Europe, 12/16.) (The report is by Boyan Tonchev and Will Tizard,  from Radio Free Europe, 12/16.) Musico is a glowing, ver…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:28pm on December 16, 2022☆⚑

'DOGS OF EUROPE': A THEATRICAL 'WARNING SHOT' ABOUT GROWING AUTHORITARIANISM ' FRANCE 24 ENGLISH by Robert Shuman

(from France 24, 12/13.) The Belarus Free Theatre has been banned in its own country. Its artists now live in exile making powerful, political work like their latest play "Dogs of Europe". A…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:18pm on December 14, 2022☆⚑

'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' REVIEW " SPECTACULAR CLASS-FLIPPED ADAPTATION by Robert Shuman

(Clare Brennan's article appeared in the Guardian, 12/12; via Pam Green; Photo:  Eleanor Fransch, 'sassy' in the role of Alice. Photograph: Andrew Billington.) New Vic, Newcastle-under-Ly…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:47pm on December 12, 2022☆⚑

TALES OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM REVIEW " SPARKY JOURNEY THROUGH FAIRYTALE WORLD by Robert Shuman

(Arifa Akbar's article appeared in the Guardian 12/6; via Pam Green; Photo: Shines in every role … James Ifan in Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Photograph: Photo by Mark Douet.) Sherman t…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 10:50am on December 9, 2022☆⚑

CAROLINES COMEDY CLUB TO CLOSE DEC. 31 by Robert Shuman

(FOX 5 NY Staff, 12/6; via the Drudge Report.) NEW YORK " The comedy venue mainstay Carolines on Broadway will close at the end of the year, FOX 5 NY has confirmed. The club's ow…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:13pm on December 7, 2022☆⚑

SINGER LIRAZ BRINGS ISRAELI, IRANIAN MUSICIANS TOGETHER " AND CHALLENGES TEHRAN REGIME by Robert Shuman

(Grégoire Sauvage's article appeared on France24, 12/3; via Drudge Report;  Photo:  Israeli-Persian singer Liraz recorded her third album, "Roya", with musicians from Israel and Iran.…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 4:10pm on December 3, 2022☆⚑

'HENRY V'; 'VARDY V ROONEY'; '¡SHOWMANISM!'"REVIEW by Robert Shuman

(Susannah Clapp's article appeared in the Observer, 11/27; via Pam Green; Photo: 'Utterly concentrated': Oliver Johnstone as Henry V. Photograph: Johan Persson.) Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; Wyn…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 3:05pm on December 1, 2022☆⚑

LONDON'S THEATER CUTS MATTER, ON BROADWAY AND BEYOND by Robert Shuman

(Matt Wolf's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/24; via Pam Green;  Photo: Rebecca Humphries and Alex Austin in "Blackout Songs," directed by Guy Jones at the Hampstead Downstairs…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 1:58pm on November 30, 2022☆⚑

'THE MOUSETRAP': AGATHA CHRISTIE'S WEST END HIT TO MAKE BROADWAY DEBUT AFTER 70 YEARS by Robert Shuman

(Chris Wiegand's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/25; via Pam Green; Photo:  It's a scream … Mary Law in the West End production of The Mousetrap in 1957. Photograph: Mirrorpix/G…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 7:04pm on November 28, 2022☆⚑

IRENE CARA OBITUARY by Robert Shuman

(Adam Sweeting's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/27;  Photo: Irene Cara as Coco Hernandez in Fame, 1980, directed by Alan Parker. She also sang the title song, which topped the Briti…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 11:31am on November 27, 2022☆⚑

LET'S PLAY 'BEAT THE BARD' (46) by Robert Shuman

Can you beat the Bard? Questions by Joyce E. Henry, Ph.D. All rights reserved.

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 5:03pm on November 26, 2022☆⚑

HOW 'THE LION KING' GOT TO BROADWAY AND RULED FOR 25 YEARS (SO FAR) by Robert Shuman

(Michael Paulson's article appeared in The New York Times, 11/16; via Pam Green; Photograph: Julie Taymor, who not only directed the show but also designed its costumes, puppets and masks, b…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 2:09pm on November 21, 2022☆⚑

SHAKESPEARE PORTRAIT SAID TO BE ONLY ONE MADE IN HIS LIFETIME ON SALE FOR £10M by Robert Shuman

 (Nadeem Badshah's article appeared in the Guardian, 11/17.  Photo:  The portrait is unveiled by conservator Adrian Phippen (right) and Art and Antiques writer Duncan Phillips. P…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:47pm on November 17, 2022☆⚑

IN 'THE CHINESE LADY,' PREJUDICE AND EXPLOITATION, SEEN FROM A STAGE (BOSTON) by Robert Shuman

(Don Aucoin's article appeared in the Boston Glober, 11/14; Photo:Jae Woo (left) and Sophorl Ngin in "The Chinese Lady" at Central Square Theater.NILE SCOTT STUDIOS.) CAMBRIDGE " When it cam…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 6:08pm on November 14, 2022☆⚑